Butler of the Year

By

Robert Frank

Sep 28, 2007 3:41 pm ET

Butlers don’t get much respect. They toil away in the back offices of today’s McMansions and estates, answering emails at 2 a.m. to walk the dog, fix the sprinkler or fetch the Bentley. They oversee staffs of snooty nannies, moody chefs and surly chauffeurs, and manage household budgets that are larger than most small businesses. […]

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